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Important #SpotLAX2026 Info For You!

Today marks the “unofficial start of Summer” here in the US. That means we’re just a few months away from #SpotLAX2026! As a reminder, this year’s event will be held September 18th-20th.  We have a few announcements to share with you today: First, bookings for our room block at the H Hotel Los Angeles are […]

A Southwest Airlines 737 prepares to depart LAX as a Condor A330 lands. Editorials

#SpotLAX2025: Everything You Need To Know!

Here is everything you need to know about #SpotLAX2025. From a schedule of events to spotting locations and transportation info, it’s all here.

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Here’s the latest news on #SpotLAX2025!

Attention planespotters! We are just over two months away from #SpotLAX2025 and we have some details for you.

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Exciting #SpotLAX2024 Updates!

With #SpotLAX2024 fast approaching, we have updates on the hotel room block, the 2nd annual Opening Night Rooftop Party, and more!

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A Newcomer’s Perspective on SpotLAX2023

Mark Lawrence shares his experiences as a first time attendee at SpotLAX2023.


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On This Day in Aviation History
The X-15 became the first manned aircraft to exceed Mach 4 on this day in 1961.

March 7th in Aviation History: The X-15 Breaks Mach 4, Kepler Space Observatory is Launched

The X-15 exceeds Mach 4, a British engineer flies in an inflatable airplane, the crashes of Northwest Flight 307, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 and a Skymaster Airlines 707, and more...
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IATA hull loss statistics for 2011

Commercial Aviation Safer Than Ever in 2011

Passenger safety improved significantly last year as the numbers of accidents and fatalities reached the lowest in aviation history, the IATA said on Tuesday.
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The plane went down in the Piedra Blanca area of Chiloe Island, part of an archipelago located off the coast of Chile in the Los Lagos Region

Chile Plane Crash Rescuers Find Eighth Body

Search-and-rescue workers have recovered an eighth body after a small plane crashed in southern Chile last week, officials said.
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On This Day in Aviation History

Today in Aviation History: March 5th

Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 overruns at Burbank, launches of Landsat 3 and Explorer 2, crashes of BOAC 911, Palair Macedonian 301, Lake Central, first flight of the Spitfire and lots more.
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787 Chief Test Pilot Randy Neville, Japan Airlines Senior Vice President for the Americas Hiroyuki Hioka and Massport Director of Aviation Ed Freni are welcomed to Boston by the Lexington Minutemen. (Photo by Cary Liao)

Photos and Video: Boeing 787 Dream Tour Hits Boston

The first US city to receive scheduled Boeing 787 service got a sneak peek at the new state-of-the art jet Sunday morning as Boeing's Dream Tour flew in to Boston.
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